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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday rejected the plea of the former principal of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, seeking additional time before the process of framing charges against him starts in connection with the financial irregularities in the institute. January 28,...

New Delhi: India’s domestic flights have recorded a passenger load factor of 86.4 per cent in 2024, to forge ahead of the US and China which figure at the second and third spot respectively, according to the latest report of the International Air Transport Association...

Kochi: In a pre-dawn raid Friday, the Kerala Police, in coordination with the Anti-Terror Squad, detained 50 individuals, including women, from a labour camp near Kochi as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration and unauthorized employment. Following thorough verification, authorities confirmed that 27...

Kolkata: The West Bengal Medical Council is facing criticism from representatives of the medical fraternity on various issues. The council was recently accused of targeting a couple of junior doctors who had been at the forefront of the protests against the R.G. Kar rape and...

Bhubaneswar: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said his ministry is looking forward to partnering with the Odisha government for organising events like the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in future. In a letter to to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Jaishankar congratulated the state...

New Delhi: The Union Budget 2025-26 has higher significance than an annual budget, as it will be the first full-year budget of the NDA’s new term and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has utilised the first full-year budget as a platform for signalling structural,...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu in her address to the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha Friday highlighted the government's various schemes and goals. She said the government was committed to fulfilling the welfare of the poor and the dreams of...

New Delhi: Bageshwar Dham head priest Dhirendra Shastri said Friday that the Maha Kumbh tragedy was a "planned and sponsored" conspiracy to dent Hindutva's image. Talking to IANS in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, he said that the incident was tragic, heart-wrenching and unimaginable. While saying that...

Jaipur: Two devotees from Rajasthan lost their lives in the recent stampede that occurred in the wee hours of Wednesday at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh in which 30 people were killed and 60 were injured. The victims who had travelled to Prayagraj...

Jammu: Two heavily-armed terrorists were killed as alert troops scuttled their attempt to infiltrate from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said Friday. The incident took place in the Khari Karmara area of Poonch district Thursday and a...